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SPPI Takes Vegas: A High-Stakes Discussion on Emergency Lending

Patrick Brenner and Brett Kokinadis attend the American Financial Services Association 2023 Independents Conference and Expo
Patrick Brenner and Brett Kokinadis attend the American Financial Services Association 2023 Independents Conference and Expo

SPPI shares insights on the impact of the war on specialized emergency lending at AFSA’s conference in Las Vegas.

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SPPI Offers Driven Students Exciting Fellowship Opportunity

Jack Radomski and Brandt Kringlie are the inaugural recipients of the Marianne T. Anderson Memorial Fellowship.

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President of SPPI Invited as Speaker to 2023 Independents Conference & Expo

No Loan For You Report Gains Momentum

Patrick Brenner has been invited as a speaker and panelist to discuss SPPI’s report “No Loan for You!” and how the war on specialized emergency lending is hurting the American Southwest.

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American Banker: If I Can’t Get An ‘Emergency’ Loan From A Bank, It’s Not Clear Who Possibly Can

We tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn’t want our business.

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Report: No Loan for You!

How the war on specialized emergency loans has hurt New Mexicans.

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What’s Past is Prologue: David Silberman’s History of Attacking the Products He’s Now Tasked With Studying

David Silberman has a history of weaponizing the government to routinely and aggressively target the very products he is now charged with assessing the safety and affordability of.

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A Letter To The Better Business Bureau Regarding Specialized Emergency Lending

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Kip MorseChief Executive OfficerBetter Business Bureau3033 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600Arlington, Virginia 22201 Dear Mr. Morse, We are seeking clarifications regarding a new report published by your organization on small-dollar lending on September 1, 2022. https://www.bbb.org/all/scamstudies/payday_loan_scams_study.html While the report includes dozens of false assertions about the industry – from using the meaningless metric of APR, to […]